There’s another opportunity to examine the council’s proposals to extend the tram line to Newhaven this week. The event takes place on Thursday at Leith Community Education Centre from 3 – 9pm. Continue reading Tram consultation rolls on to Leith Community Centre
Day: April 9, 2018
Childcare expansion plans “now well underway”
A huge increase in childcare training places has been announced to help deliver the additional workforce required for the transformation of early learning and childcare in Scotland. The new training places are being made available in colleges and universities across Scotland in 2018/19. Continue reading Childcare expansion plans “now well underway”
Salaries on the rise?
UK Advertised Salaries Grow In Every UK Region
- UK average advertised salaries up– currently sitting at £33,646; up 3.5% year-on-year
- Every region in the UK showed year-on-year salary growth
- Total advertised vacancies at 1,104,236 – down 8.3% over six months
- Graduate salaries stutter– advertised salaries declined 12.1% over 12 months to £21,400
- Energy salaries light up – typical sector pay up 10.8% annually to £40,640.
Average UK advertised salaries have increased in the last 12 months, up 3.5% to £33,646, according to Adzuna.co.uk. Growth in advertised wages is in evidence in every on of the 12 UK regions. Continue reading Salaries on the rise?
Volunteer and help Scotland’s pets find loving new homes
The Scottish SPCA is appealing to kind hearted people in Edinburgh and the Lothians to volunteer and help raise funds for abused, abandoned and injured pets in Scotland. Scotland’s animal welfare charity is urging locals to get involved in its Rehoming Week, which runs from 7 – 13 May, by joining in with organised street collections and more. Continue reading Volunteer and help Scotland’s pets find loving new homes
Home Secretary to launch Serious Violence Strategy
“I am clear that we must do whatever it takes to tackle this so that no parent has to bury their child” – Home Secretary Amber Rudd.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd will today set out a multi-million pound commitment to steering young people away from crime and tackling violent drug-dealing gangs through the government’s first Serious Violence Strategy. The announcement comes following an upsurge in violent crime in London. Continue reading Home Secretary to launch Serious Violence Strategy